Population ages 15-64, total, per capita in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Population ages 15-64, total, per capita was 0.6894 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 15-64, total, per capita in Costa Rica, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population ages 15-64, total, per capita in Costa Rica is 0.6894 units per person, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 15-64, total, per capita in Costa Rica peaked at 0.6898 units per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.5025 units per person, in 1963.
That places Costa Rica 39th out of 217 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 15-64, total, per capita in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.5053 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.5037 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1962 | 0.5027 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1963 | 0.5025 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.5031 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 0.5043 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 0.5063 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 0.5093 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 0.5132 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1969 | 0.518 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1970 | 0.5232 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1971 | 0.5291 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1972 | 0.5355 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 0.5425 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 0.5497 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1975 | 0.557 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 0.564 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 0.5706 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 0.5767 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 0.5819 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 0.5863 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 0.59 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 0.5929 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 0.5946 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 0.5954 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 0.5957 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.5955 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.5951 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.5948 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.5947 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.5952 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.5966 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.5987 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.6014 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.6047 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 0.6086 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 0.6129 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 0.6176 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 0.6227 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 0.6279 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.6331 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.6383 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.6437 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.6492 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.6544 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.6593 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.6638 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.668 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.6716 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.6747 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.6778 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.6805 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.6825 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.6842 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.6858 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.6871 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.688 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.6884 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.6881 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.6877 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.6878 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.6884 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.689 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.6895 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.6898 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.6894 units per person | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5068 units per person | 0.5025 units per person | 0.518 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.553 units per person | 0.5232 units per person | 0.5819 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5935 units per person | 0.5863 units per person | 0.5957 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6086 units per person | 0.5952 units per person | 0.6279 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6556 units per person | 0.6331 units per person | 0.6747 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.685 units per person | 0.6778 units per person | 0.6884 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.689 units per person | 0.6878 units per person | 0.6898 units per person | 6 |
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More health data for Costa Rica
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.78 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4617 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,632 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 35 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -2.17 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.0896 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -2.18 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.0935 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 15-64, total, per capita in Costa Rica?
- Population ages 15-64, total, per capita in Costa Rica was 0.6894 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population ages 15-64, total, per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6898 units per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest population ages 15-64, total, per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5025 units per person in 1963.
- How does Costa Rica rank for population ages 15-64, total, per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 39th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 15-64, total, per capita rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population ages 15-64, total, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Population ages 15-64, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Population ages 15-64, total ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Population ages 15-64, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Population ages 15-64, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.